National Defence committee  That's correct, sir. To push on perhaps a little bit beyond that, it's a question of finding the balance between speed and accuracy. As General Hood has mentioned, you need to have the conditions set such that you know where you're going and you don't become part of the problem

National Defence committee  It would be a troop plus.

National Defence committee  As we developed the plans for this contingency based on lessons learned from the previous employment of the DART-type effects, we noticed that a medical element is almost always required. We noticed that engineers are almost always required. Also, dependent on the security situat

National Defence committee  Fair enough. As I mentioned to Ms. Gallant beforehand, in terms of our preparation for disaster assistance and relief, this is one of our highest readiness contingency plans. It is rehearsed at least on a yearly basis and the personnel, equipment, and materiel are ensured and r

National Defence committee  Thanks for that, Mike. The DART commitment is one of our highest readiness elements throughout the Canadian Armed Forces. It has associated with it a contingency plan that is rehearsed over the course of any given year in conjunction with our inter-agency partners, the whole-of-